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DISCOURSE 82
sed mind to keep off sorrows but you should not be frightened by sorrows. Do not keep narrating your sorrows to others and; weeping over them.
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Some problems arise in life but you should keep carrying out your endeavours relating to Dharma, Artha, and Kama, bearing with those problems and sorrows. But you should not rely always on fortune. Even after you carry out your endeavours after carefully thinking of the objects, the place, the time, and your capacity, if you fail in your endeavours you must retain your mental peace thinking that it is the result of your misfortune. Those who talk of fortune and misfortune and blame them without putting forth the necessary endeavours to achieve their objectives are cowards. Such people become pessimistic. You should never associate with pessimistic people. If you associate with them they will make you also pessimistic and you will become despondent. Face any problem or difficulty with calmness and composure. If you do so, you will not be tortured by the ghost of fear. Fear and worry will not even enter your mind. You must look at those people around you who face their problems and difficulties without fear or anxiety but with smiling faces and who inspite of their difficulties keep carrying out their endeavours relating to Dharma, Artha and Kama but you must have an eye to see them. A strong and brave heart can break the impregnable walls of misfortune. Those who possess a strong and brave heart stand without fear or anxiety though the earth may quake and the skies may break. This strength you can get only from your soul.
My auspicious aspiration for you is that you should carry out your endeavours to achieve the three purusharthas after carefully examining your abilities and limitations.
This is enough for to-day.
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